Question

George Stephenson was born into a poor  family in 1781. He had to start work when he was only eight years old.When  George was fourteen years old, he became his father's helper. He spent a lot of  time in learning about engines(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī))• And on holidays he  often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became  a very good worker, all hough ( 盡管) he could not read or write. He began to  learn Knglish letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he finished twelve hours of hard work, he walked a  long way to have lessons from a young school teach?er. On his eighteenth  birthtlax , lu- w rote his own name for the first time in his life.George invenlcd many  things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we  take trains from one place to another,we'll think of this great man―George  Slephenson, 41 .When did George Stephenson start lo help  his father?  A.In 1798. B.ln 1789. C.ln 1795. D.ln 1781. 42. He learned about engines_. A. at lessons from a young  teaclirr B. by making them to pieces and studying  each piece carefully C. through reading and writing D. by asking a lot of questions 43. He spent a lot of time learning about  engines and soon he_• A.became a good worker B.became a good scientist C.became a good  teacher D.started to teach other workers 44._was invented by George  Stephenson. A.The train B.The telephone C.The car D.The computer 45. From this passage we know  that George Stephenson was one of the greatest_in the world. A. teachers B. i nventors C. learners D.  workers

Answer 1

C史蒂芬森出生于1781年,14歲開始幫助他父親干活，故這一年是1795年。

B 根據(jù)短文第五句And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.得出答案。

A 根據(jù)短文第六句Soon he became a very good worker…得出答案。

A短文只提到火車是史蒂芬森發(fā)明的，而電話、汽車和電腦沒有被提及。

B短文提到史蒂芬森發(fā)明了包括火車在內(nèi)的很多東西，由

此可知他是位偉大的發(fā)明家。 .